Thank you if you have donated to the Finian’s ‘300 Wall’ fundraising drive.
Please see below for latest updates on the project development.
Finian’s 300 Wall
The Finian’s 300 Wall drive has raised over €250,000 euro so far. This is an extraordinary amount of money and it far surpasses what we thought might be possible.
There have been 210 donations from families and local businesses. We would like to thank everyone for their donation.
We need all of those who have donated to fill in this Google Form to give us the details of what you would like on your sign on the wall.
We will put all completed designs on our website in the next few days and send another e-mail with a link to ensure everyone is happy with their design.
New Land Purchased
One of the reasons that we have been unable to do an update over the last few months is that we have been working to purchase additional land in our Aylmer Road grounds.
We are delighted to say that we have completed the purchase of approximately 1.4 acres of land.
This new purchase of land will allow us to develop the new All Weather Pitch and still retain our car parking spaces and some grass on our juvenile pitch.
All Weather Pitch
The new land at our clubhouse will give us the ability to change the orientation and location of the new All Weather Pitch.
We will be able to rotate the orientation of the pitch 90 degrees.
The construction of this project is due to start at the end of April, 2026, in just a few weeks. There were a number of delays due to the poor weather and ground conditions in January and February.
The schedule of delivery for the project is approximately 16 weeks. We are hoping that the project will be finished in late August and that we will be able to hold an official opening during Newcastle Community Week in late September.
All those who donated will be invited to the opening of the new pitch once a date has been set.
Funding
The total cost of the entire project including the purchase of new land, the all weather pitch and the new LED floodlighting will be around €650,000.
We are extremely proud to say that nearly €315,000 of that will come directly from our own fundraising and savings over the last five years.
The remaining money is being made up through Sports Capital Grants, SEAI grants and a €100,000 loan from the GAA.
All Weather Pitch Opening
We are hoping that the opening of the All Weather Pitch will take place during Newcastle Community Week in September. All of those that have donated will be invited and we will be in touch to communicate the date with you well in advance.
Ifyou haven’t donated yet and would like to.
Bank Transfer
This is our preferred option as it minimises transaction fees from third party apps.
Our bank details are:
ST FINIANS GAA CLUB, Aylmer Road, Newcastle, Co Dublin.
AIB Celbridge Bank Sort Code: 933503
Account Number: 27475015
BIC: AIBKIE2D
IBAN: IE95AIBK93350327475015
ClubZap
The easiest way to donate is via the ClubZap App. Do it in stage payments if required.
Below you can click and download pdfs for each of the levels of donation received. If you do not see your design you need to complete this Google Form.